by Grady Chambers | Jan 30, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Staff Spotlights
Hit the ‘like’ button for all our participants and staff who attended last week’s LIFE Conference, Delaware’s premier conference on disability. While we had a number of CIS staff-members attend the conference, it was really our participants who played a...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 25, 2024 | Delaware, General, News, Participant Stories
We had an absolute blast hanging out at Dogfish Head for two nights of food, beer, and fundraising over the course of January! The night was a huge hit, with a great mix of CIS staff and participants (and their families and friends too) coming out to Dogfish Head for...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 22, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
Did you know that The School District of Philadelphia has a Print Shop? Not only that, but CIS participant Nicholas just had his first day working there, and he’s already looking like a pro! Nick was hired at the District’s Print Shop in early January. In his first...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 19, 2024 | Employer Focused, General, News, Staff Spotlights
Recently, our Director of Operations, Kelly Carrol, and Director of Employment Services, Melissa Good, had the fantastic opportunity to attend the 2024 Everyday Lives Conference in Hershey, PA! The Everyday Lives Conference is a training conference hosted by the...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 11, 2024 | General, News, Staff Spotlights
What a fun first night of food, beer, friends, and fundraising at Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats!!! These fantastic pictures are from last Wednesday when Dog Fish Head welcomed CIS to the restaurant as part of the brewery’s series of Benevolence Nights supporting...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 5, 2024 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2024
It was so great to see so many folks come out to the recent hiring event for job-seekers with disabilities that we hosted with our partners at Transition Pathways, an initiative of the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute. The hiring event was one of our biggest...
by Grady Chambers | Jan 4, 2024 | General, News
2023 was a truly great and impactful year at CIS: nearly 3,000 individuals received general workforce services in PA and DE; 320 participants started brand new jobs; CIS participants went to work at over 120 different employers; and all of them were connected to...
by Grady Chambers | Dec 22, 2023 | News
As we head into the heart of the holidays, we’re happy to share these heartfelt moments of CIS participants at work around the region in recent weeks. Through their hard work at businesses and stores across Pennsylvania and Delaware, CIS participants are helping...
by Grady Chambers | Dec 19, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
We are filled with pride this morning to see CIS participant Greg Tino featured on 6 action news! Greg is no stranger to the spotlight: he’s published two books; he writes a blog; he’s an advocate for people with autism and other disabilities; and he’s been...
by Grady Chambers | Dec 18, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
Give Aubrey a warm round of applause as she is coming up on her 3rd work anniversary at Mod Pizza! Three years on the job has turned Aubrey into an expert at all facets of the operation, from pizza prep and bussing tables to preparing the eat-in and take-out orders...
by Grady Chambers | Dec 15, 2023 | News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
The last time you heard from us about Game on State, we were celebrating their interview on Rowan Radio. Or maybe you remember when former NFL head coach Dick Vermeil stopped in for a visit. You may even recall our story about two...
by Grady Chambers | Dec 8, 2023 | General, News, Participant Stories, Participant Stories - 2023
2024 is just around the corner, and it’s fitting that long-time CIS participant Sharon is celebrating—and concluding—24 years of employment at Rite Aid. Sharon has decided to use this milestone to retire from her long-time job at the store and is showing her...
